I am sure you know that the govt; has a right to examine your book and magazine purchases under the patriot act. Furthermore you info has been turned over to authorities for years by utility companies if you are deemed to be using an excessive amount of electricity.Retaillers have been known to turn in people who buy excessive amounts of certain types of lights including florescent lights which we all use for reptiles so you can't just say "oh that's just to bust all those potheads out there" and think that it doesn't apply to you because. I have actually been the target of one of these investigations in the past. It was not some sort of door crashing narcotics raid but a friendly visit from one of my neighbors at the time who was a detective for a local police dept. and is now their police chief. It came in the guise of "my kids want to see your reptiles' is that ok. I never advertised the fact that I had a house full of reptiles so I knew what was up. I knew how many lights i was using and how much more power they were using compared to a typical home. I did comply as he was a decent guy and I figured it was better to let him know what I actually had rather than let rumors run wild in the neighborhood. But like I said I totally knew what it was about. Btw Maryland does a similar deal for the purchase of corn snakes. I once purchased some at a show for a friend who ran a small pet store and got the name and address thing and yes I felt it was none of Maryland's damn business who I was or where I lived. So for that transaction "Ben Dover of 2112 lilypad lane of- whatever town I made up N.Y. bought some corn snakes. fyi 2112 is the name of an old "Rush' concept album based on Ayn Rand's novella "Anthem" I always found that libertarian slant a little comical.

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